Thursday, February 28, 2013

Friday, March 1

We are on Schedule A today!

Geometry - We continued our discussion of special quadrilaterals, focusing on rectangles, rhombi, and squares (6.4).  HW for Monday - If you have not already done so, complete the HW assignment from thu, Feb. 28.

Modern Math - We completed our Ch. 14 Test in class today.  No HW for Monday.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Thursday, February 28

Geometry - We continued our discussion of the properties of a parallelogram (6.2, 6.3).  We began our discussion of the properties of rectangles, rhombi, and squares (6.4).  HW for Friday - Complete pg. 405  #35-37, #46-46 and pgs. 412 - 413  #1-7, #18-32.

Modern Math - We completed a practice test in class in preparation for Friday's Ch. 14 Test.  No HW for Friday, other than to prepare for the test.

Wednesday, February 27

Geometry - We continued our discussion of the properties of a parallelogram (6.2-6.3), focusing on ways to prove that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram (6.3).  HW for Thursday - Complete pg. 396 #27-29, #32-43 and pg. 402 - 403  #1-5, #11-13, #17-21.

Modern Math - Complete the online quizzes for Ch. 14.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Tuesday, February 26

Geometry - We completed a review worksheet that highlighted the formulas used to calculate the angles of a polygon.  We then began our discussion of parallelograms, focusing on their properties (6.2).  We organized our notes using this worksheet.  HW for Wednesday - Complete pg. 395  #1-12, #14-24.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of descriptive statistics, focusing on variance and standard deviation (14.4).  HW for Wednesday - Complete pgs. 55, #58, #59-61.

Monday, February 25

Geometry - We began our discussion of polygons, focusing on the definition and the measure of the interior angles (6.1).  No HW for Tuesday.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of Ch. 14, focusing on the Five-Number Summary and the Box and Whisker Plot (14.3).  No HW for Tuesday.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Friday, February 22

Geometry - We completed the Ch. 7/8 Test in class today.  HW for Monday...
1)  Complete the Sec. 6.1 worksheets (Define Polygon and Angles of a Polygon) that were distributed  in class.
2)  Complete this sketchpad activity that introduces Sec. 6.2.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion descriptive statistics, once again focusing on numerical ways to describe a data set (14.3, 14.4).  No HW for Monday.

Thursday, February 21

Geometry - We worked on our Ch. 7/8 Test in class today.  Since many people did not complete the test in the allotted time, we will finish the test in class tomorrow.  HW for Friday - None, other than to continue preparing for the test.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion descriptive statistics, focusing on numerical ways to describe a data set (14.3, 14.4).  HW for Friday - Complete the following problems in the Ch. 14 HW section ... #23, #25 (d only), #27, #29, #33, #37, #39.

Wednesday, February 20

Geometry - We spent the day reviewing for tomorrow's test covering Chs. 7 and 8.  HW for Thursday - Complete the practice test that was distributed in class today (answers were provided).  Note:  You will be able to use the packet when completing your test in class on Thursday.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of descriptive statistics, focusing on graphical ways to display data sets (114.1, 14.2).  HW for Thursday -

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Tuesday, February 19

Geometry - We continued our discussion of basic trig ratios, focusing on applications involving inverse functions (8.3) and angles of elevation and depression (8.4).  HW for Wednesday -
8:00 - Complete the worksheet that was distributed in class and pg. 537 #4-9 , # 13-15 and pg. 547 #7-14.
1:00/2:00 - Complete both worksheets that were distributed in class today.

Note:  We will take a TEST on Thursday, Feb. 21 covering Ch. 7 and Sec. 8.1-8.4. 

Modern Math - We began our discussion of descriptive statistics (Ch. 14), focusing on graphical descriptions of data (14.1) and variables in a data set (14.2).  HW for Wednesday - Complete pgs. 545 - 547  #1-4, #11-20.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Monday, February 18

No School today in honor of America's Presidents.

Friday, February 15

Geometry - We began our discussion of the basic trig ratios (8.2)  HW for Tuesday - Complete the worksheet that was distributed in class on Friday.

Modern Math - We completed our discussion of Ch. 13.  HW for Tuesday - Complete the following tasks:
1)  Go to the online version for the 6th edition of this text.
2)  Select Chapter 813.
3)  Complete Quiz #1 and Quiz #2 online.
4)  Submit your answers to me via e-mail at SGrothfam@aol.com.
Note:  Feel free to use you notes, book, etc.
Do not get assistance from any human other than me
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Thursday, February 14

Geometry - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 5.4, 7.5 - 7.6, and 8.1. HW for Friday - Complete the Sec. 8.2 intro worksheet that was distributed in class today.

Modern Math - We continued our investigation of statistics (Ch. 13).  Assignment(s) - Complete pgs. 519-520  #53-60 in class and pgs. 520-521 #61-65 as HW for Friday.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Wednesday, February 13

Geometry - We continued our discussion of the applications of similarity, reviewing similarity in a right triangle (8.1) and ratios in similar figures (7.5).  HW for Thursday - Complete the back page of the 8.1 worksheet that was distributed in class today and complete pg. 507 #28, 29, 32, 33 and pg. 521 #3-13.

Note:  The quiz covering Sec. 5.4 and 7.4-7.6 has been postponed to tomorrow - Thu, Feb. 14.

Modern Math - We continued our work with  basic statistical sampling (Ch. 13).  We completed #32-40 (even on pg 518 in class for a HW grade.  HW for Thursday - Complete pgs. 518 - 519  #41-51 (odd).

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tuesday, February 12

Geometry - We continued our discussion of the applications of similar triangles, focusing on geometric means in a right triangles (8.1).  HW for Wednesday - Complete the HW packet that was distributed in class today.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of basic statistics (Ch. 13).  We completed and submitted the following problems in class - pg. 517  #27-30.  HW for Wednesday - Complete pgs. 517 - 518  #31-39 (odd).

Monday, February 11, 2013

Monday, February 11

Geometry - We discussed Sec. 7.6, focusing on dilations in the coordinate plane.  HW for Monday - Read Sec. 7.6 and complete pgs. 498 - 500  #1-2, #4-5, #8-9, #15-19 (odd), and #21-24.

Modern Math -

Friday, February 8, 2013

Friday, February 8

Geometry - We continued our discussion of the applications of similarity, focusing on the relationships between the perimeters and areas of similar figures (7.5).  HW for Monday - Complete pgs. 491 - 493  #1-12, #18-26, #37-42.

Note: We will take a quiz covering Sec. 7.4-7.6 on Tuesday, February 12.

Modern Math -We continued our introduction to statistics (Ch. 13).  HW for Monday -Complete #17-26 in the Ch. 8 HW section.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Thursday, February 7

Geometry - We continued our discussion of similarity, focusing on relationships that can be proven using similar triangles (5.4, 7.4).  HW for Friday - Complete pgs. 324 - 325  #11-23 and pgs. 484 - 485  #1-9 and #12-21.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of Ch. 13.  HW for Friday - Complete #1 - 15 (odd) in the Ch. 13 HW section.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Wednesday, February 6

Geometry - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 7.1 - 7.3 in class today.  HW for Thursday - Complete the packets covering Sec. 5.4 and 7.4 that were distributed in class today.

Modern Math - We concluded our reading and background preparation for Ch. 13.  No HW for Thursday.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Tuesday, February 5

Geometry - We continued our discussion of similar triangles, focusing on the midsegment of a triangle (5.4).  HW for Wednesday - Complete pg. 479  #1-15.

Note:  We will have a quiz TOMORROW covering Sec. 7.1-7.3.

Modern Math - We began our discussion of Unit 4, focusing on an introduction to statistics (Ch. 13).  HW for Wednesday - Read Ch. 13, taking notes and creating a list of terms that you do not fully understand.

For additional assistance, look over the following Power Point presentations:
- Sec. 13.1                    - Sec. 13.2                    - Sec. 13.3
- Sec. 13.4                    - Sec. 13.5                    - Sec. 13.6
 

Monday, February 4, 2013

Monday, February 4

Geometry - We continued our review of Sec. 7.3.  HW for Tuesday - Complete pgs. 474-477  #11-17, #23-24, and #44-46.

Modern Math - We finished out Ch. 8 Test in class today.  HW for Tuesday - Read Sec. 13.1 and 13.2.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Friday, February 1

Geometry - We discussed the ways to prove that two triangles are similar (7.3).  HW for Monday - Complete pgs. 474-477  #1-7, #10, #19-22, #26-27 and #34-37.

Note:  In class on Monday, be prepared to show your HW from both Sec. 7.2 and Sec. 7.3.  Additionally, be prepared for a quick quiz covering Sec. 7.2.

Modern Math - We completed our in class review in preparation for Monday's Ch. 8 Test.  HW for Monday - Complete the following tasks:
1)  Go to the online version for the 6th edition of this text.
2)  Select Chapter 8.
3)  Complete Quiz #1 and Quiz #2 online.
4)  Submit your answers to me via e-mail at SGrothfam@aol.com.
Note:  Feel free to use you notes, book, etc.
Do not get assistance from any human other than me.